The University of Queensland is dealing with an unfolding admissions scandal, after charges that the university’s vice chancellor eased enrollment standards for a relative, reports The Australian. The newspaper says the accusations have forced the vice chancellor, Paul Greenfield, and his deputy, Michael Keniger, to step down after an internal investigation found irregularities in admission procedures. The university has not released the full results of the investigation, and details of what happened remain sketchy.
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